Paul Giamatti
Acting
- Born:
- 1967-06-06
- Place of birth:
- New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (/ˌdʒiːəˈmɑːti/JEE-ə-MAH-tee; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. After studying acting at the Yale School of Drama, he performed in numerous theatrical productions. Giamatti debuted on Broadway, portraying Ezra Chater in the Tom Stoppard play Arcadia (1995). Later that year, he played the Rev. Donald "Streaky" Bacon in the David Hare play Racing Demon (1995). He returned to theatre in the revivals of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters (1997) and Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh (1999). Giamatti's breakout film role was in Private Parts (1997), followed by roles in My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), and Man on the Moon (1999). He won acclaim for his leading roles in American Splendor (2003), Sideways (2004), Win Win (2011), and Private Life (2018). He has also acted in Planet of the Apes (2001), The Illusionist (2006), Fred Claus (2007), The Ides of March (2011), 12 Years a Slave (2013), Saving Mr. Banks (2013), Love & Mercy (2014), and Straight Outta Compton (2015). He has earned Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor for portraying Joe Gould in Cinderella Man (2005) and Best Actor for playing a disgruntled teacher in The Holdovers (2023). On television, Giamatti played the role in the HBO miniseries John Adams (2008), earning him acclaim and several awards, including a Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe. He starred as U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades Jr. in the Showtime television series Billions (2016–2023). He earned Emmy nominations for his roles as Ben Bernanke in the HBO film Too Big to Fail (2011) and Harold Levinson in the ITV series Downton Abbey (2013). In the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror episode Eulogy (2025), he played a grieving lover. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Giamatti, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
A Sprinkle of History
The Debut
A Statement
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
The American Revolution
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton Abbey Celebrates the Grand Finale
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
The Holdovers
The American Buffalo
Woodpeckers: The Hole Story
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
A Mouthful of Air
Season of the Osprey
Teenage Euthanasia
Jungle Cruise
Gunpowder Milkshake
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness
30 Coins
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Wax Paul Now
Private Life
I Think We're Alone Now
Lodge 49
The Catcher Was a Spy
Sex, Lies and Butterflies
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Big Mouth
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond
Morgan
The Phenom
Ratchet & Clank
The New Yorker Presents
Billions
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Straight Outta Compton
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
The Little Prince
Madame Bovary
Love & Mercy
San Andreas
Goldfish
Giant Sloth
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
BoJack Horseman
The Wages of Heroism: Making The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Late Night with Seth Meyers
River of Fundament
Hoke
Wolfpack Only: The Hangover Retrospective
Rick and Morty
Saving Mr. Banks
12 Years a Slave
Parkland
Romeo & Juliet
All Is Bright
Turbo
The Congress
Love, Marilyn
The Frame
John Dies at the End
PBS Nature - An Original DUCKumentary
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Rock of Ages
Cosmopolis
Black Mirror
Too Big to Fail
The Ides of March
Prohibition
The Hangover Part II
Win Win
Ironclad
Conan
Barney's Version
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
The Last Station
Cold Souls
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
Duplicity
Pretty Bird
John Adams
Fred Claus
Too Loud a Solitude
Trumbo
The Nanny Diaries
Shoot 'Em Up
The Hawk Is Dying
30 Rock
The Amazing Screw-On Head
The Illusionist
The Ant Bully
Amazing Screw-On Head
Lady in the Water
The Colbert Report
Cinderella Man
The Fan and the Flower
Robots
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Sideways
Paycheck
American Splendor
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs!
Confidence
The Pentagon Papers
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Thunderpants
Big Fat Liar
Storytelling
Planet of the Apes
Duets
Big Momma's House
1961
If These Walls Could Talk 2
Man on the Moon
Cradle Will Rock
Winchell
Safe Men
The Negotiator
Saving Private Ryan
Doctor Dolittle
The Truman Show
Tourist Trap
Deconstructing Harry
The View
My Best Friend's Wedding
Private Parts
Donnie Brasco
Arresting Gena
King of the Hill
A Further Gesture
Breathing Room
The Daily Show
Before and After
Sabrina
New York News
Mighty Aphrodite
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Homicide: Life on the Street
Singles
Past Midnight
She'll Take Romance
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Nature
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars
Golden Globe Awards
Untitled DJ Art Bell Biopic
Boutique
Scholastic Storybook Treasures: The Classic Collection